1. Leading in the 21st Century
Shaping the Future

2. WHY? Why do you lead? Why does anyone follow you?
Why is it different now?

3. VUCA Volatile: the pace of change is increasing
Uncertain: the sources of change and the consequences are less predictable
Complex: cause-and-effect relationships are more difficult to discern
Ambiguous: the present and future look a bit hazy

4. VUCAST System-scale disruptions and challenges: Climate change
Urbanization
Aging of the developed world
Continued exponential growth of computing power and, with it, knowledge and interconnectedness

5. VUCAST New answers for new challenges: Adaptive capacity Resilience
Trust
System-scale thinking and action

6. OPTIMIZE A leadership platform for agility and responsiveness:
From control to flow
Anticipation beats reaction
Questions more important than answers

7. IGNITE From leader as commander to leader as catalyst:
Sense-maker and meaning-finder
EI beyond IQ: Be and See
Cultivator, not extractor

8. INVEST From subordinates to supporters: Assets, not resources
Participants, not recipients
From order takers to problem solvers

9. CLARIFY Clarity: Focus as a verb, not a noun:
Purpose: What job is your customer hiring you to help them do?
Values: What enduring principles guide you?
Performance: How are you measuring success?

10. DESIGN Be intentional and attentive to relationship design: Your team
Your boss
Your peers
Your external stakeholders

11. THRIVE Be intentional and attentive to relationship design:
Embrace complexity
Principles over protocols
Work for relevance

12. Leading in the 21st Century
Shaping the Future
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